News & Reviews:   Social media

It seems that a Twitter Spaces developer @magusnn recently sent out a bunch of tweets hinting that Twitter Spaces will also be accessible via desktop web browsers. However, there’s no official information in regards to when the feature might be available in the Malaysian region, so you might want to check back with us for more updates in the future.

It seems that a statement by developer Alessandro Paluzzi, seems that LinkedIn might have plans to implement a Clubhouse-like feature in the near future. While not much is known in regards to the exact date the feature will be available, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from the platform in the coming months.

OnePlus Malaysia has officially announced that they will be hosting the ‘Sembang-lah! OnePlus’ talk show, which will be held on 18 March 2021 from 12PM onwards. The talk show will be broadcasted on platforms such as OnePlus Malaysia’s official social media accounts, as well as on OnePlus’ official Flagship store on Lazada.

Based on a statement by techcrunch, it seems that Facebook might be developing a TikTok-like app that’s geared more towards sharing rap called BARS. The app lets users record themselves rapping to pre-made music on the platform which can be shared on the app itself, as well as to other social media.

If you're active on social media, you've probably heard about Clubhouse by now. If you haven't, you can get an overview of it here. Anyway, the app has taken the world by storm, but it was only available for iOS users thus far. Fortunately, an Android version should be on the way.

When it comes to social media platforms, TikTok is rather popular in Malaysia. As you may know, a lot of TikTok videos involve music. Of course, you can only use music that is allowed. This is why it's great when our options have increased.

User behaviour can often change, which is why companies need to be on the lookout for new trends. In the last few years, one notable trend has to be the Stories format that is now common on many platforms. Now, Instagram wants to make vertically-aligned Stories.

With a new year comes new things, such as new products set to flood the upcoming CES 2021 or updates to our favourite services. In the latter category, Facebook is starting off its year with a major update to Facebook Pages.

If you like using Instagram on your PC, you may or may not have seen a new update to the platform. Allegedly, Instagram is working on a new UI design for Instagram Stories for desktop users and has begun to do A/B testing recently.

Pavel Durov, the founder and product manager of Telegram Messenger recently revealed that Telegram will launch paid features in 2021 while current chat features that are free, will continue to stay free... forever. Fear not though, as he has mentioned that the encrypted Telegram Messenger will continue to remain private (so there won’t be any selling of private data, whew), but there may be their own ads platform coming soon.